believe his wife is an actress from the film industry. they try to straddle the real world from the delusional world. we ll see how that goes. there s some news that s broken, donna. the house oversight committee has announced an investigation into that faux audit in maricopa county, arizona. let me read what i have on this. the committee s deeply troubled by the lack of audit experience, reported mismanagement which may have compromised the audit. they may have undermined the credibility and impartiality of this effort. the committee is concerned your company s actions could undermine the integrity of federal elections and interfere with americans constitutional right to cast their ballot freely and have their votes counted without partisan interference. this is the week, i guess, it s all happening. you ve got the january 6th
column this week, quote, preventing people from being able to vote from home is a direct attack on the civil rights of people with disabilities. with more than 38 million people eligible to vote this is a formidable block with the power to influence election outcomes. intentional or not these bills threaten the movement that s been building for decades and puts the rights of americans with disabilities on the line. a michigan voter, a social justice and disability activist and the founding director of detroit disability power was in that meeting. donna is still with us. i wonder if you could tell us what you heard and they ll ask you to tell us what you shared. thank you so much for the opportunity. it was a heavy topic but it felt really good to be able to share our lived experiences as
the issue of voting rights in america is probably among the most serious and significant issues that we are facing. and voting rights for people with disabilities is one of our highest priorities in that context. let s see the people in terms of how people see their lives and how will these restrictions impact the people s right to have their voice reflected through their vote. that was vice president kamala harris meeting with advocates for disabled americans, a community disproportionately likely to depend on the kinds of voting methods like mail-in ballots that the gop led assault on voting rights is trying very hard to get rid of. from a washington post opinion
disabled voters. we were a diverse group coming in with stories of our own experiences, stories of those we know and love because of inaccessibility of the polls as well as because of some of these new voting restrictions. we re very nervous about this means to our community and to be in a meeting where we were able to share and be heard and strat egize for better outcomes felt good. what impact americans with disabilities the most? we talked about the mail-in voting. i know there are other measures that would criminally penalize anyone that aids anybody. can you take us through the parts of the law that concern you the most. sure. there are so many laws out there. it won t be a comprehensive list, but what i can tell you is